A new Pride tradition continues with the Maud's reunion
party on Saturday, June 23 from noon to 6 p.m. at Finnegan's Wake, 937 Cole
Street (at Carl) in San Francisco.

Finnegan's Wake is the site of the former lesbian bar, which
was open from 1966 to 1989. In recent years, lesbians who frequented the old
bar have held a reunion party on Pride weekend. Finnegan's Wake owner Tom
Frenkel and the bar's staff and customers have welcomed the women back,
organizers said.

As in previous years, there is a cash bar, pool and a
"Memories of Maud's" clip that will play in the bar's TVs. The event
is for those 21 and older.

At the event, the coalition will honor former Mayor Willie
Brown, who is this year's Pride Parade lifetime achievement grand marshal, with
a Lifetime Achievement Award. The group will also honor Bishop Christopher
Senyonjo of Uganda with its Champion of Global Equality Award and Pride Parade
grand marshal Edaj.

The party, co-sponsored by Soul of Pride, will also present
its first Legislator of the Year Award to out Berkeley City Councilman Darryl
Moore.

"With respect to President Obama and the NAACP's recent
endorsements of same-sex marriage equality, we are especially proud to
celebrate the historically significant leadership that people of African
descent have and continue to provide to advance LGBT civil and human rights
here and around the world," said Bayard Rustin Coalition co-founder and
Co-Chair Andrea Shorter.

Sliding scale contributions of $20-$60 are requested to
benefit the Soul of Pride African Diaspora stage at Pride and the Bayard Rustin
Coalition. For more information, visit http://bayardrustincoalition.com/.

Regional LGBT papers from association

A new National Gay Media Association was formally announced
Wednesday, June 20, bringing together the top regional LGBT newspapers.

The LGBT market controls more than $600 billion in annual
spending, according to a news release from the association, and will coordinate
advertising spending in effective LGBT media markets.

Tracy Baim (Photo: Hal Baim)

"The regional LGBT media continue to serve their
communities with strong newspapers and online content," said Tracy Baim,
spokeswoman for NGMA and publisher of the Windy City Times
in Chicago. "The LGBT movement is driven by a
very local model. Many of our issues are different from city to city, and state
to state, so our strongest media are the ones attuned to issues in their
communities."

The Bay Area Reporter
founded 41 years ago and the Washington Blade
, founded about 40 years ago, are part of the
alliance.

"The NGMA is the natural evolution of the National Gay
Newspaper Guild of which Bob Ross and the Bay Area Reporter
were founders," B.A.R.
publisher Thomas E. Horn said, referring to the paper's
founding publisher. "We intend that this loose association of the nation's
premier LGBT media will be of benefit to and of service for our individual
readers as well as the larger LGBT community nationwide."

The new association is largely aimed at national advertisers
rather than editorial content.

Rivendell Media, the oldest and most experienced media firm
representing LGBT media to advertising and marketing companies, founded NGMA in
2011.

"NGMA is the premiere vehicle for national advertisers
to reach the gay and lesbian marketplace," Todd Evans, president of
Rivendell, said in the statement. The firm also represents more than 100 other
LGBT media.

Other LGBT papers that are part of the association include Bay
Windows (Boston), Between the
Lines (Detroit),
the Dallas Voice, Gay City News (New York
City), and GA Voice (Atlanta).
These papers and their online platforms, along with the three previously
mentioned publications, represent an estimated 500,000 weekly newspaper
readers.

There are more than 150 regional LGBT media outlets that
reach more than 3 million readers combined through weekly, biweekly, and
monthly newspapers and magazines. The annual Gay Press Report notes that the
combined advertising spending in LGBT media was $307 million in 2011, with 95
percent spent in local markets.

Haight Pride party Friday

Jon Sugar and his Gay Artist and Writers Kollective will
have a Pride party in the Haight on Friday, June 22 beginning at 7 p.m. at
Tikka Masala Restaurant, 1668 Haight Street in San Francisco. There is no cost
to attend and the public is invited.

Volunteers are needed for the event, which will feature five
rock and roll bands, Sugar said. Additionally, GAWK will be passing out food to
other parade volunteers on Sunday, at 10:30 a.m. and help is needed for that as
well. To sign up, email gawksf@yahoo.com.

Reminder for pink triangle volunteers

Patrick Carney of Friends of the Pink Triangle wants to
remind folks that volunteers are still needed for Saturday's installation atop
Twin Peaks.

The pink triangle, once used by Nazis in concentration camps
to identify and shame homosexuals, has since been reclaimed by the gay
community and is now a symbol of pride. The Friends of the Pink Triangle have
done a Pride weekend installation for 16 years now, and it is always an icon to
look for as the parade marches along Market Street. On clear days, it can be
seen from the East Bay.

Carney noted that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee will be one of
the speakers at the dedication ceremony, slated for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June
23.

But in order to install the large pink canvasses, help is
needed. The installation will take place from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
Volunteers are asked to bring a hammer and gloves and wear closed-toe shoes.
People should bring sunscreen. Carney said "fashionable pink triangle
T-shirts will be provided to all who help."

To sign up, visit www.thepinktriangle.org
or call Carney at (415) 726-4914. The website has detailed driving directions.
Additionally, volunteers are needed the evening of June 24 to help take down
the installation, for one hour or more from 5 to 8 p.m.

Imperial Court photo exhibit

Photographers Karen Massing and Eric Felder have documented
the pomp and pageantry of the Imperial Court System, one of the largest LGBT
fundraisers in the world, and some of their photos are now on exhibit at the
Harvey Milk-Eureka Street branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 1 Jose
Sarria Court in the Castro.

The photographs represent four years of work by Massing and
Felder, and include 30 portraits that are part of a larger body of pictures
taken at various coronations. The exhibit includes portraits of court members
from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

The exhibit runs through September 15.

Gay, bi men over 50 group starting

The UCSF Alliance Health Project: Services for the LGBT and
HIV Communities is starting a group for gay and bi men over 50. The group will
meet for 14 weeks beginning Monday, June 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and is open to
men regardless of their HIV status. Participants will talk about the joys and
challenges of growing older in the gay community.

For the location or more information, call (415) 476-3902
and ask for the triage staff person or visit www.ucsf-ahp.org.